NJ Criminal Defense Law News & Information Blog

Is the pot smoking king safe from cops who knock on his door without a warrant? The answer is yes for the time being, but don’t hold your breath. The Walker case is still open. Of course the New Jersey State Attorney General’s office is appealing this decision to the New Jersey State Supreme Court who will have the final word. If the New Jersey Supreme Court agrees with the lower court it will create another one of those instances where defendants being prosecuted in New Jersey State Court will have more constitutional protections than those being prosecuted in Federal Court under the same facts. Read the rest of this entry »

January 2010 - Changes in NJ laws allows judges sentencing options for accused individuals charged with school zone offenses. If you or a family member has been charged with a school zone offense or have recently been sentenced on a school zone offense, our experienced former prosecutors can let you know whether your case qualifies for a probationary sentence and whether your case can be challenged on other legal grounds.

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A New Jersey man was recently charged with Maintaining or Operating a Marijuana Production Facility and Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance (Marijuana) with the intent to distribute in Cumberland County New Jersey. Based on the charges, you would probably expect that extremely large amounts of marijuana and a sophisticated drug operation were uncovered but that was not the case. After someone consented to a search of the defendant's New Jersey home, the police found only 15 marijuana plants and six ounces of packaged marijuana (0.375 lbs). According to the State Police, paraphernalia consistent with an indoor marijuana growing operation was also recovered. Read the rest of this entry »

I was recently surfing the net when I came across a a news story of a motorist in New Jersey being pulled over in his car and searched by the police for drugs. In New Jersey this is a common everyday occurrence that many motorists experience. A lot of the possession of cocaine, heroin and other drug charges originate from police executed motor vehicle stops. According to the motorist, who happens to be a semi-famous Rapper/Activist in New Jersey, he pulled over to the side of the Street in a residential neighborhood, and exchanged handshakes with a friend before driving off. The police stopped his car, removed him from the vehicle and searched both him and his car but found nothing. The frustration for many New Jersey citizens lies in the lack of legally valid reasons for the police stop in the first place. The police in New Jersey cannot just stop you on the street or in you car without a reason or for just any reason. The State of New Jersey, by law, has to protect a person's constitutional right to be free of illegal searches and seizures. What this means for you as a motorist, is that the police cannot stop your car and detain you unless Read the rest of this entry »